Nick Bergus Thoughts on what media do, and can do better, and other things

I use Google Reader like most RSS subscribers. But you know what? Tumblr’s better. (Added: I know Tumblr’s not a true RSS reader. Stick with me.) Here are five reasons: No “unread” counts I hate watching the number of unread items pile up until it hits “1000+.” Dave Winer thinks that’s the wrong way, too. [...]

An aging virgin Merlin Mann writing on Kung Fu Grippe about the thought process behind the decision to pull full-content RSS feeds from TheAtlantic.com during a redesign This reeks of the same bush-league decision-making that hobbled Hulu, gets music fans sued, and keeps high-quality content locked in a tower like an aging virgin — too special [...]